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But even in spite of the awkward gameplay and accidentally progressing through the Act on luck, the replay value for Hello Neighbor wasВ unexpectedly strong. IвЂ™d return to Hello Neighbor on day three, just as determined as I was on day one. After being caught by the Neighbor several times, often back-to-back due to his unpredictability, IвЂ™d set my dualshock down, frustrated, and give the game a break until the following day.

There is something to be said, though, for my desire of wanting to keep playing. ItвЂ™s that level of inconsistency, coupled with the frustrating gameplay, that should make some players approach Hello NeighborВ with a bit of hesitance. Other times, IвЂ™d be right behind him and he wouldnвЂ™t even turn around. In some instances, though, even when my stealth was at its best or when I hid in the taller cabinets littered around the house, the Neighbor rushed in to find me. Though my progress through each stage of the three Acts was often met with a mix of accomplishment and sheer relief, I found the payoff at the end didnвЂ™t quite match the struggle necessary to achieve it.ДЇor the most part, the Neighbor wanders around his home aimlessly, until you do something that catches his attention and causes him to chase after you. That being said, attempting to break in again can become frustrating, as the NeighborвЂ™s patterns are wholly unpredictable. Since youвЂ™re bound to be captured at least a few times, one of the great things about Hello NeighborВ is the game will re-start you with the same items in your inventory, and any progress that was made inside the house (say you unlocked a door, or a grate), wonвЂ™t be lost. Even when you are captured by the Neighbor, starting over for another go is almost addicting the first few times, because of the strong desire to try new routes and new methods of stealth. The design of the house is one of the most appealing aspects (and one of my personal favorites) of Hello Neighbor.В Once youвЂ™ve familiarized yourself with the layout of the house in each act, itвЂ™s easy to fall into a rhythm and adjust your plan of attack for entering and maneuvering through its hallways and rooms. Similarly with the windows- if you break in through a window and are captured, there may be boards across them the next time, forcing you to find another way in. Say you come in through the front door and are captured, the next time you try to enter there will be cameras and an alarm in the entryway. The Neighbor adapts to your gameplay, becoming smarter each time you break into his home. The ladder propped up against the house in the picture below, for example, may or may not be the bane of my existence. Due to the sensitive controls, I also found it difficult to stay balanced on smaller objects like boxes and ladders. вЂњHow was anyone supposed to figure that out?вЂќ became a frequently-mumbled question during my play through, after falling into rooms or picking up items I didnвЂ™t mean to grab. Advancing through an Act by accident can be just as, if not more common than doing it because you possess actual puzzle-solving skills. One of the biggest issues with this, though, is overtime the house becomes increasingly frustrating to navigate due to an unpredictable AI Neighbor, controls that donвЂ™t always cooperate when you need them most, and because some of the puzzles feel, quite simply, illogical. ItвЂ™s a never-ending fun house, whose unique design demands a little bit of exploration and a thoughtful approach and keen eye from the player. Twisting nozzles on pipes set other events in motion which lead to players acquiring shovels, important keys, and flashlights. Pulling certain paintings off the wall reveal new pathways.

The entire house is, in itself, one large puzzle.

#HELLO NEIGHBOR PS4 GAME SERIES#

Successfully completing each act is dependent on a series of puzzles, and this is where Hello NeighborВ simultaneously shows its faults and its triumphs. In the second, the NeighborвЂ™s house and its yard have expanded into a fortress and players must traverse the interior and exterior in order to find their way out В and in the third act, the house has transformed into something of Wonderland proportions, with a rollercoaster wrapped around the now-massive, and massively-contorted house. Hello Neighboris broken into three major acts- the first of them being trying to sneak into the NeighborвЂ™s small house to access the basement, where all his dark secrets are supposedly being kept.

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